CDM REFRESHER Philip Baker
WHERE ARE WE NOW Confusion still abounds Chasing SKE and OC Many have stopped worrying about the regulations and focussed on worker well-being Business as usual Still some resistance!!
FATALITIES 160 140 120 FATALITIES 100 80 60 40 20 0 PERIOD Construction Industry Range: 154 max, 30 min Courtesy of HSE (c) Philip Baker
WORKING DAYS LOST Accidents Ill Health 0.6m 1.7m UK Construction Industry 2011 – 2012 2.3 million days lost More people are off with MSD than with any other issue
CANCER REGISTRATIONS Cause Numbers Asbestos 2,773 Solar radiation 841 Silica 701 PAH, coal tars and pitches 471 Painters and decorators 344 Diesel engine exhaust 290 UK Construction Industry 2004 RR931
ILL HEALTH Other construction worker ill health issues COPD Dermatitis HAVS Musculoskeletal disorders Cost? Want to contribute to the Research?
IIDB 6,100 new Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit cases in 2014 2/3 (4,080) lung related disease of which 2,215 were mesothelioma but proportion fell because osteoarthritis of knee (miners and carpet/floor fitters) was added to IIDB list 130 deafness 70 asthma 30 dermatitis.
After Reason, Human Error, 1990
After Reason, Human Error, 1990
WORKERS Care for own Engage in H&S & that of consultation ‘others’ Report any Cooperate with concerns others.
CONTRACTORS P, M & M their Secure site work Prepare and Provide welfare update CPP Cooperate & Provide coordinate. induction
PRINCIPAL CONTRACTORS P, M & M & Coord H&S in Secure site Construction Phase Prepare and update CPP Provide welfare Contractor Consult cooperation & workforce coordination Provide Finish & issue induction HSF.
2 Fixings 9 Fixings
DESIGNERS Eliminate or Provide reduce & information control risks Address 5 Take account of classes of GPP and PCI people Risks in future Relevant info construction in HSF. activity
THE DESIGN PROCESS?
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L153 PARAGRAPH 83 Health and safety risks need to be considered alongside other factors that influence the design, such as cost, fitness for purpose, aesthetics and environmental impact.
MIXING DESK OF DRM DRM = design risk management
QUEEN MOTHER’S GATE Courtesy of Alamy A5Y41W and GYCMRW
MIXING DESK OF DRM DRM = design risk management
LSE SAW SWEE HOCK Bricks 46 varieties of standard-shapes 127 specially designed ones. 175,000 brick in total Not one of them was cut Every brick was shaped and baked individually - some are straight, others kink to fit the oddly shaped corners.
SIGNIFICANT RISKS Not necessarily those that involve the greatest risks, but those (including health risks) that are: Not likely to be obvious (to a competent contractor or designer) Unusual Likely to be difficult to manage effectively.
UNUSUAL CONCEPTS
HYATT SKYWALK
HYATT SKYWALK 2W 2W W 2W W W W As designed As built
PRINCIPAL DESIGNERS P, M & M & Coord H&S in Pre Constn Phase
PHASES Project Project Inception Completion PROJECT PRE CONSTRUCTION PHASE Design or preparatory work CONSTRUCTION PHASE Construction work
PRINCIPAL DESIGNERS P, M & M & Manage pre Coord H&S in construction Pre Constn information Phase Identify, Ensure PC has eliminate or information control risk needed Ensure Prepare and designer CDM issue HSF. performance
PRINCIPAL DESIGNER “principal designer” means the designer appointed under regulation 5(1)(a) to perform the duties in regulations 11 and 12; 5(1)(a) “… a designer with control over the pre- construction phase …” CONIAC 19/11/14 “such as an Architect or other competent designer”.
DESIGNER “designer” means any person (including a client, contractor or other person referred to in these Regulations) who in the course or furtherance of a business — (a) prepares or modifies a design; or (b) arranges for, or instructs, any person under their control to do so,.
WHO CAN BE THE PD? Principal Designer must be a Designer, appointed in writing by the Client as PD with control over the H&S elements of the Pre Construction Phase One of the Design Team, perhaps the Lead Designer may be best placed to undertake the role but the PD does not have to be a Designer on the project. NB SKE & OC for the role. APS definition
PRINCIPAL DESIGNER OPTIONS 1 Architect Lead Building Designer Surveyor Civil/ Quantity Structural Surveyor Engineer M&E Engineer ‘Principal TW Contractor’ Engineer? M&E Contractor?
PRINCIPAL DESIGNER OPTIONS Lead Designer Project Client Manager CDM Consultant
PD MATURITY MODEL Lead designer automatically takes on PD role, with no support Active designers wanting to take on the PD role, some support Level 4 Use of non- Natural Active designers (ex- CDMC’s) for PD role Level 3 Delegate of H&S Proactive responsibility. Pre-CDM 2015 inc transition Level 2 Compliance Level 1 Unaware Pre-October 2015 Next 2 years 5+ years 1-5 years
QUESTIONS For me the Principal Designer role is about asking questions What are some of the questions that could be asked to improve DfS outcomes?
QUESTIONS Is it necessary for a worker to work at height? What stops the worker injuring themselves if they fall? What are the health implications of the activity that arises from that design? What maintenance processes does the client already have in place?.
QUESTIONS Is the site big enough to build out this design? Can the fire risk during the build process be managed? Is there adequate information about current risks? Why are we building this structure? Why does it have this form? Why are we using these materials?.
RISKS The designer will say: I don’t know, you tell me; What should we do then.
VALUE ENGINEERING Overturning decisions that have been carefully thought out by the design team Residual risk information and decision making process needs to be consulted Risk is that perceived cost of health and safety is ‘known’ but value is not.
CLIENTS Management Provide arrangements information & welfare Appointment & performance of PD & PC Appointees Notification. have K, S & E and OC
SUMMARY Provide information. Co-ordinate contractors Design risk Safe & healthy management working environment Work Eliminate and safely reduce risks
ITS ABOUT WORKERS Any questions? Thank you Philip Baker mobile 078 3141 4464
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